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ZIP code 41621, Floyd County, Kentucky

National Flood Insurance Program claims and payouts recorded for this ZIP code, with county context.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

OpenFEMA lists 17 NFIP claims for ZIP 41621 (Floyd County, Kentucky), with $235K paid on 13 claims since 1978.

That is 0.6% of the 2,618 claims recorded across Floyd County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $18K, close to the county average of $16K and the Kentucky average of $22K.

FEMA counts 1 repetitive-loss property and 0 severe repetitive-loss properties in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 577 residential flood policies in force, covering 3.4% of residential structures.

17NFIP claims since 1978
13paid claims
$235Ktotal paid
$18Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 41621FloydKentuckyUS
Claims since 1978172,61827,9472,680,429
Share of claims paid76%88%85%78%
Average paid claim$18K$16K$22K$43K
Share of county claims0.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties12592,446—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 41621 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s8$73,241
1990s2$6,555
2000s2$7,126
2010s3$7,178
2020s2$141,086
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202511$139,368$139,368
202211$1,717$1,717
201610$0—
201421$7,178$7,178
200911$1,990$1,990
200311$5,136$5,136
199311$4,259$4,259
199111$2,296$2,296
198911$3,694$3,694
198475$69,547$13,909

Claims are counted by year of loss as recorded in OpenFEMA's redacted NFIP claims file; amounts combine building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments. ZIP codes in the file are the policyholder's reported ZIP.

County context: Floyd County

Floyd County has 744 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (4 in the last 12 months), 48 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 198; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 0.

Hail: 90 · Tornado: 2 · Flood: 198 · Wind: 259 · Winter: 150 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 41621?

17 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 13 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 41621?

$235K across 13 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $18K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 41621?

1984, with 7 claims and $70K paid.

What county is ZIP 41621 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Floyd County, Kentucky; ZIP codes can cross county lines. The county page carries the storm record, declarations and risk index for the area.

Provenance

OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (as of 8 Sep 2026) and NfipMultipleLossProperties v1 (2 Aug 2026), aggregated by ZIP code and year of loss on this site; no property-level record is shown. County storm figures from NOAA NCEI through 30 Jun 2026. Built 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.